The Naturalist Podcast Episode 4: Spring! Salamanders, Inermiidae, Gulls and Epitokes, and the Upcoming Moth Season.

Summary: Spring is moving like a freight train into the North.  Salamanders are moving into breeding grounds with all sorts of mysteries, Lev gets started with his fish spotting for the year while Sea gets a new family in the Bahamas.  Nick investigates gulls in CT and Zach makes a video of interesting worm biology.  Moth season starts!<br> Link to Dave Shaw: <a href="http://www.david-w-shaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.david-w-shaw.com</a><br> Wikipedia definition of Polyploidy: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyploid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyploid</a><br> Wikipedia definition of Neoteny: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny</a><br> Oops! Inermiidae are closely related to Haemulidae, not Lutjanidae! : <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=479" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.fishbase.org/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=479</a><br> Nick Bonomo’s Gull adventure: <a href="http://www.shorebirder.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.shorebirder.com</a><br> Dancing Worm Sex Organ: <a href="https://youtu.be/g1lq_QMirdI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/g1lq_QMirdI</a><br> Zach Kobrinksy: <a href="http://zachariahkobrinsky.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">zachariahkobrinsky.com</a><br> Finding Moths: <a href="http://nationalmothweek.org/finding-moths-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nationalmothweek.org/finding-moths-2/</a><br>